New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-26
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
THE ATTEMPT ON SHIRLEY BAKERS LIFE.

ENGLISH AND GERMAN INTEREsrs-EX-sECR EIAHh
MANNING's SALARY.
iFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE ThlbuNh''
WAsHISGToN, March 2j.-Tbe news published on
Sunday morning of an attempt TO assassinate inc
Rev. Shirley Baker, the Prime Minister OF h'ne
George of the Tonga Islands created some mho
excitement among State Department people IN view
OF the fact that IT MIR. Baker who signed Tue
treaty with the United States recently negotiated Ny
Mr. Bates of Delaware, and printed in full In NE
TRIBUNE not long ago. The trouble seems 10 nav
grown out OF religious difficulties and involves a MS
sionary OF the OF Moulton. Mr. bates. snoruY
after his return from the scene OF his diplomatic ,I
umphs told me II at the feeling on account OF iengvu1
differences yer, bitter at Muknaioa' ine S"p.'
of the group of Tonga Islands. Trouble hau pe,n
brewing for long time before he arrived upon Tue
scene between the Wesleyan Methodists and hoiaan
Catholics, both of whom had missionaries among ,no
natives The natives entered into these squaopss
with all the ardor OF neophytes.' Ihere eIis.cu ,n
fact q sort of Kulturkampf" on small scale Oh ihe
island. To settle the difficulty King Georse sc' w
church of his own a kind of state religion or estao
ished church, which, instead OF casting on upon 'no
troubled waters, greatly added to the tronbeu conI III
ton OF affairs. According to the latest acoua,,, ~"
Rev. Mr. Baker il barricadcd in the Kings palace,
tyo-story wooden structure bnilt ailer A"c,oa ~
fashion Should ali this end in the Premiers nowhia
it would probably carry with 1t Mr. Bayaru .lra';
now pendng in the Senate, upon which ne seems "
set great store involving to some extent c0Dio
by the United States OF the markets OF the laona. -.
Ocean At the State Department 1t "a hntga Una. 20
the bottom OF the SO internal disorders IN Tonga are
England and Germany or interests NJ least Nnon n
look those Governments for protection anu VIZ,
desire it is to defeat the treaty with the .n''eu
States.
A local organ of the Administration announces a.
the reason for the DELAY in appointing Secretary vi
the Treasury the Presidents desire to give Mr. Man
nIng an opportunity TO draw the salary attached 10 e
office AS long as possible. 1t is well known that Mr.
Manning is not man OF large means pu. ~
surprise TO most people to hear that REFORM
President VITO is conscientious when IL comes 10
vetoing pension bill, which proposes to give pl-
tance OF 81 month to some poor fellow sh9nlu con- on
sent to see his Secretary of the Treasury draw LOT
weeks the salary of his Office alter ms roNknn'Ion
has virtually gone into effect and he Is on on P."7
IRE trim to Europe. What howl OF mag na'ioh
would have arisen II such a thing had happened III he
DAYS when the Republican party was in power Ana
II occurs too ut time when the President Is con,
stantly en- dining upon the auditors and conroefS Oh
the Treasury Department the necessity OF closer
scrutiny OF the public accounts verify, this 10 'no
age OF Ici0rm.'
For IN nntimonopolist and enemy of capital ana
corporations Senator Van Wy,k has managed 10
accumulate q very handsome competence III tne c9i -
of his public career. His ownership III Janus IN
Nebraska is considerable and though 1t was his haot
to denounce railroads while in the Senate. ne Is NOV
a, ersc 10 holding their stock ~ IN investment IN
Washington he lives in one OF the hnest houses on
observation-disclosures, hch now wishes To dispose oil
tor $Gj, 900 rather snug sum to pay Tor mousse
when one poses as an anti-moncpoiist
The courts here draw wonderfully fine distinc sons.
II appears that Frederick Walsh was wanted IN
Ncw-Jersey for an assault committed upon MI "',e !,
of the law in Monmouth County some time ago ana
that Gov, rnOr Green isared rciusiti0n IN INC Gus
tomary manner. But the lawyer appearing for Naish
showed that the instrument IN New-IerseS was
against Fred Walsh, while the reauisition calle
Tor Frederick Walsh. Judge Macarthur, OF the us
trct Supreme Court, held that the indictment was
against Inan OF one name ana the rrqui'l'on ''1
man of another name. So Wash was discharged The
difference twxt twecdlcdum and tweedledee is indeed
great